French Revolution

The 1st Estate represents which of the following people?

• Peasants

• Nobles

• Clergy

• Royalty

• The king

What happened when the 3rd Estate was blocked from the Estates-General?

• They went home and devised a plan of attack.

• They broke down the door and attacked the 1st and 2nd Estates.

• They went to the tennis court and formed the National Assembly.

• They immediately killed the king and began the Reign of Terror.

____ was the wife of Louis XVI who was also executed via the Guillotine.

• Isabel I

• Catherine the Great

• Marie Antoinette

• Elizabeth I

The ____ was a famous fort/prison that was stormed, initiating the start of the French Revolution.

• Port of France

• Bastille

• Paris jailhouse

• Cathedral of Notre Dame

France under Louis XVI was highly invested in foreign wars, one of which was ____.

• the Franco-Prussian war

• the Mexican-American war

• the American Revolution

• the Bolshevik Revolution

____ was a symbol of the excess and gluttony of the French monarchy.

• The Palace of Versailles

• Eiffel Tower

• The Bastille

• Champs-Élysées

What happened to Louis XVI as a result of the French Revolution?

• He was convicted of espionage and forced to serve a life sentence.

• He was convicted of treason and exiled to Austria.

• He was convicted of terrorism and forced to serve in the army.

• He was convicted of treason and killed on the Guillotine.

Which of the following is a social cause of the French Revolution?

• Poor harvests.

• Financial burden.

• The feudal system gave the lower class no power or authority in society.

• Louis XVI being a weak, ineffective ruler.

The 2nd Estate represents which of the following?

• Peasants

• Nobles

• Clergy

• Royalty

What was the radical group that was led by Robespierre and began the Reign of Terror?

• The 2nd Estate

• The Bourgeoisie

• The Jacobins

• The National Assembly